You will need an HP Learner ID and a Pearson VUE login and password.No online or hard copy reference material will be allowed at the testing site. This exam may contain beta test items for experimental purposes.During the exam, you can make specific comments about the items (i.e. accuracy, appropriateness to audience, etc.). HP welcomes these comments as part of our continuous improvement process.

Exam description

This exam tests your skills to do the following:
1.Identify, describe, position, demonstrate, and specify the correct solution based on identified customer needs
2.Performe a high-level ROI/TCO analysis and discuss a customer’s current IT infrastructure maturity level based on a provided CI-CM report
3.Demonstrate a broad understanding of purpose, function, market positioning, competition, and capabilities of data center solutions based on the HP Converged Infrastructure and HP Helion cloud offerings
4. Recognize opportunities for cloud implementation in the marketplace.

Who should take this exam?

Any candidate who wants to acquire the HP ASE – Data Center and Cloud Architect V1 certification. By passing this exam, you meet one of the requirements of the HP ASE – Data Center and Cloud V1 certification.

Alternatively, you can take the HP0-D29 delta exam instead of the HP0-D31 (Designing HP Data Center and Cloud Solutions) and HP0-S32/S39 (HP BladeSystem Networking) exams. This may be an attractive option if you have not yet completed either exam.

Although anyone can take this exam, most successful candidates have at least 2 years of real-world experience working with HP servers, storage, networking, and software products in enterprise environments, analyzing customer requirements, designing enterprise solutions, and have taken the recommended training.

Exam contents

This exam has 65 questions. Here are types of questions to expect:

Matching

Multiple choice (multiple responses)

Multiple choice (single response)

Drag-and-drop

Other

Tips for taking this exam

This exam assesses whether you have the knowledge and skills that a Data Center and Cloud Architect requires on the job. Therefore, many test items present a scenario, which outlines a particular environment or problem. You may also need to use exhibits to complete the test items successfully.

Take the time to read the entire question and consider all of the options carefully before you answer. If the question indicates that it features an exhibit, study the exhibit and reread the question. Make sure to select the answer that correctly responds to the question that is asked — not simply an answer that includes some correct information.
If the question asks for more than one answer, remember to select each correct answer. You will not receive partial credit for a partially correct answer.